Cultural stories offer Vietnamese films way into Japanese market

VietnamNews - Oct 30, 2026

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Phạm Quang Hiệu said cinema could add a cultural and human dimension to the Việt Nam–Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Read full article

More News

Pampanga restaurants land in the Michelin Guide Philippines for first time

Oct 30, 2026

Pampanga restaurants land in the Michelin Guide Philippines for first time

On the Michelin Guide's second year in the Philippines, Pampanga finally enters the prestigious guide with four restaurants earning recognition.

Let Bamboo do his thing, at his own pace

Oct 30, 2026

Let Bamboo do his thing, at his own pace

Bamboo doesn’t put out songs for the sake of it. But “Alon,” his first solo single in 11 years, feels just right

Butcher Boy almost misses Michelin Bib Gourmand awarding after email access issue

Oct 30, 2026

Butcher Boy almost misses Michelin Bib Gourmand awarding after email access issue

Butcher Boy almost missed finding out about its latest Michelin recognition after its team encountered issues accessing their email account.

Art-, fashion-, and cinema-inspired costumes that are hiding in plain sight

Oct 30, 2026

Art-, fashion-, and cinema-inspired costumes that are hiding in plain sight

Show up in scary-good style. These art-, fashion-, and cinema-inspired costumes are hiding in plain sight

Quick Halloween costumes for those who love to cram

Oct 30, 2026

Quick Halloween costumes for those who love to cram

If you’re looking for a last-minute costume, we have just the thing for you

From personal piece to heirloom

Oct 30, 2026

From personal piece to heirloom

Jewelry designer Kristine Dee on choosing pieces you love, building a collection over time, and finding the beginnings of a modern heirloom

Filipinos lose an average of 75 hours of sleep per year due to warmer nights

Oct 30, 2026

Filipinos lose an average of 75 hours of sleep per year due to warmer nights

The Philippines tied with Brunei, ranking second among Southeast Asian countries in the average number of sleep hours lost annually due to warmer-than-optimal nighttime temperatures, the latest Lancet Countdown report shows.

Screams to scandals: how Hong Kong’s Ocean Park has spooked Halloween guests for 25 years

Oct 30, 2026

Screams to scandals: how Hong Kong’s Ocean Park has spooked Halloween guests for 25 years

When Ocean Park launched its Halloween celebrations in 2001, pumpkins, witches and vampires helped turn a visit to the theme park into a seasonal fright night. Twenty-five years later, haunted houses drawing on Hong Kong ghost stories share this year’s programme with family activities, live performances and a dark-fantasy collaboration with a pop star. The history of Halloween at Ocean Park is not simply a timeline of increasingly bigger productions and more elaborate effects. It is also a story...

Hong Kong’s M+ forges new alliance with MoMA and Centre Pompidou to redefine museum loans

Oct 30, 2026

Hong Kong’s M+ forges new alliance with MoMA and Centre Pompidou to redefine museum loans

Hong Kong’s M+ museum, New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Centre Pompidou in Paris signed an agreement on October 30 to establish a three-way cultural alliance, aiming to redefine how visual culture is collected, exhibited and shared globally. The framework agreement, signed at M+ in the West Kowloon Cultural District, departs from conventional short-term blockbuster touring exhibitions and fee-based satellite franchises. With no money changing hands, the institutions will focus on...

Marvin Agustin proud of restaurant Cochi staff for receiving the Michelin Bib Gourmand Award two years in a row

Oct 30, 2026

Marvin Agustin proud of restaurant Cochi staff for receiving the Michelin Bib Gourmand Award two years in a row

The Michelin Guide Philippines 2027 has recognized 31 restaurants with the Bib Gourmand Award, a distinction given to restaurants with “exceptional food at great value.”

Young craftspeople give ancient central crafts a modern breath

Oct 30, 2026

Young craftspeople give ancient central crafts a modern breath

Young craftspeople in central Việt Nam are combining ancestral skills with contemporary design and sustainable hospitality to keep local heritage alive.

Recommended